Spring Fling Festival in Arlington Heights

Join us for a special seasonal celebration of community in Arlington Heights on Saturday, June 10, 2 – 5pm! Spring Fling Festival 2023 will feature live music, poetry readings, a variety of family-fun activities, 29 community information tables on environmental sustainability, and beautifully painted storefront windows with colorful spring themes! SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2023  FAMILY ACTIVITIES<ul><li> 2-5pm Meet Nuala, a Great Horned Owl, and Falconer Diane Welch LOCATION: Outdoors in front of ACMi Studio, 85 Park Avenue</li><li>2-5pm: ACMI takes you into other worlds with green screen technology LOCATION: Inside ACMI Studio, 85 Park Ave</li><li>2-3:30pm: Kids Craft – make a paper bird with artist Tonya Grifkin </li><li>LOCATION: Wonder Yoga Studio, 1346 Mass Ave</li><li>2 -5pm: Touch-A-Truck hosted by the Arlington Fire and Police Departments, joined by Top Notch Contracting’s Mini Excavator and Intelligent Labor and Moving Company’s unique electric truck! AND Family Games: Bean bag and ring toss!</li><li>LOCATION: Heights Bus Depot</li></ul>LIVE MUSIC 2-3pm: TNT – Jazz and R&amp;B with Jeff Robinson on Tenor Sax and Dave Harris on Tuba with special guest Jim Arhelger on Drums LOCATION: Outdoors at MyEyeDr. – Corner of Park Ave and Mass Ave 2:30-3:30pm: Lucy and Jeff Pyle – Bluegrass Duo (Fiddle and Guitar) LOCATION: Heights Bus Depot 3:30-4pm: Japanese Taiko drumming by Odaiko New England LOCATION: D’Agostino’s Parking Lot, 1297 Mass Ave 4-5pm: Finale: Dirty Water Brass Band LOCATION: Starts at Depot, parades to D’Agostino’s Parking Lot for performance, 1297 Mass Ave CHORAL MUSIC AND POETRY AT PARK AVE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH<ul><li>2-4pm: Get out of the sun and bustle and enjoy alternating music and poetry readings. Arlington Poet Laureate Jean Flanagan will debut her collective Kindness Poem, written with community input. She has invited local poets Thomas DeFreitas, Steve Rapp, and Andy Oram to share their work. The Cantilena Choir and The Madrigal Singers share the magic of their vocal music. LOCATION: Park Avenue Congregational Church Parish Hall, 50 Paul Revere Road</li></ul>EXPLORE THE ARTS<ul><li>2-4pm: Plein Air painting featuring Suzanne Menon and Sudakshina Bhattacharya LOCATION: Outdoors in front of Apothca, 1386 Mass Ave</li><li>2-5pm: Exhibition featuring Larry Terry and Maria Fonseca, drawings and photographs. LOCATION: Roasted Granola Café, 1346 Mass Ave</li><li>2-5pm: Take your own tour of some of the 50+ storefront windows painted by community neighbors to celebrate spring &amp; sustainability LOCATION: Throughout the Heights</li></ul>TAKE ACTION – PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT!<ul><li>2-5pm: Learn from 24 organizations on how you can promote a healthier environment. 3 LOCATIONS: Heights Bus Depot, Park Ave in front of ACMi, and 1308-1312 Mass (next to the Heights Pub)</li></ul>——– Free Festival Parking at Arlington Coal and Lumber’s lot, 41 Park Avenue ——– Organized by the Arlington Heights Community Association, the Arlington Commission for the Arts and Culture (Arts Arlington), and Arlington Chamber of Commerce. This year’s Spring Fling Fest has received a grant, via the Arlington Commission for the Arts and Culture, from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, as well as fantastic sponsors! SUPPORTERS Major support from a Programs and Festivals Grant from the Mass Cultural Council Sponsors Arlington Heights Community Association Arlington Commission for the Arts and Culture (ArtsArlington) Arlington Chamber of Commerce Arlington Committee on Tourism and Economic Development Friends Cambridge Savings Bank In-Kind Support Roasted Granola Wonder Yoga D’Agostino’s Arlington Coal and Lumber

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